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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the six months ended April 30, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Segment |  | Consolidated Totals
|  | FSG |  | ETG |
Balances as of October 31, 2016 |  |  | $336,681 |  |  |  | $529,036 |  |  |  | $865,717 |
Goodwill acquired |  | 47,524 |  |  | — |  |  | 47,524 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | (237 | ) |  | (465 | ) |  | (702 | )
Balances as of April 30, 2017 |  |  | $383,968 |  |  |  | $528,571 |  |  |  | $912,539 |
Schedule Of Identifiable Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | As of April 30, 2017 |  | As of October 31, 2016
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  |  | $274,061 |  |  |  | ($101,265 | ) |  |  | $172,796 |  |  |  | $248,271 |  |  |  | ($88,829 | ) |  |  | $159,442 |
Intellectual property |  | 139,724 |  |  | (38,593 | ) |  | 101,131 |  |  | 139,817 |  |  | (33,291 | ) |  | 106,526 |
Licenses |  | 6,559 |  |  | (2,627 | ) |  | 3,932 |  |  | 6,559 |  |  | (2,325 | ) |  | 4,234 |
Non-compete agreements |  | 808 |  |  | (808 | ) |  | — |  |  | 811 |  |  | (811 | ) |  | — |
Patents |  | 817 |  |  | (505 | ) |  | 312 |  |  | 779 |  |  | (480 | ) |  | 299 |
Trade names |  | 466 |  |  | (97 | ) |  | 369 |  |  | 466 |  |  | (77 | ) |  | 389 |
|  | 422,435 |  |  | (143,895 | ) |  | 278,540 |  |  | 396,703 |  |  | (125,813 | ) |  | 270,890 |
Non-Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | 109,826 |  |  | — |  |  | 109,826 |  |  | 95,973 |  |  | — |  |  | 95,973 |
|  |  | $532,261 |  |  |  | ($143,895 | ) |  |  | $388,366 |  |  |  | $492,676 |  |  |  | ($125,813 | ) |  |  | $366,863 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying value of intangible assets both subject to and not subject to amortization, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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